Indiana Moves To Eliminate Two Democrats But Republican Holdouts May Put Kibosh On New Proposed Map

Indiana House Republicans are marching full steam ahead in their effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of next year’s midterm elections, but the effort could be dead-on-arrival in the state Senate.

The Indiana House unveiled a draft congressional map on Monday that would give the GOP an advantage in all nine of the state’s congressional districts, potentially netting Republicans two additional House seats. Though President Donald Trump and Republican Indiana Governor Mike Braun have endorsed the redistricting push, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray has opposed the mid-decade redraw and warned the effort could die in his chamber, despite Republicans controlling 40 of its 50 seats.

The draft map largely eliminates the Indianapolis-based district held by Democratic Rep. André Carson. Under Republicans’ new plan, the capital city is divided into four districts that stretch into Republican-heavy rural areas.

The draft congressional map would also split up Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan’s northwest Indiana district among multiple Republican-leaning seats, making the three-term lawmaker’s reelection bid a steep climb.

Trump would have won all nine of the map’s proposed districts by at least 12 points during the 2024 presidential election, according to an analysis by one Indiana Democrat.

The president has urged Republican-led states to engage in mid-decade redistricting to carve out more GOP-favored seats ahead of the midterms and protect House Republicans’ razor-thin majority.

State House Speaker Todd Huston has said his conference will pass the new map. His chamber could vote as early as this week.

The state Senate is expected to